Senate Bill S5714

Vetoed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the regulation of mulch facilities

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7883 - Vetoed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S5714 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7883
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §27-0721, En Con L

2015-S5714 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the regulation of mulch facilities.

2015-S5714 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5714 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5714

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
  management of land clearing debris in Nassau and Suffolk counties

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
new section 27-0721 to read as follows:
S 27-0721. MANAGEMENT  OF  LAND  CLEARING  DEBRIS  IN NASSAU AND SUFFOLK
           COUNTIES.
  IN NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES NO FACILITY SHALL ACCEPT LAND  CLEARING
DEBRIS  COMMERCIALLY UNLESS IT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS PROMUL-
GATED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO MINIMIZE ENVIRONMENTAL HARM, INCLUDING  MINI-
MIZING FIRE RISK, SUPPRESSING DUST AND MINIMIZING ODOR.
  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  THIS SECTION, "LAND CLEARING DEBRIS" SHALL MEAN
VEGETATIVE MATTER, SOIL AND ROCK RESULTING FROM ACTIVITIES SUCH AS  LAND
CLEARING AND GRUBBING, UTILITY LINE MAINTENANCE OR SEASONAL OR STORM-RE-
LATED CLEANUP SUCH AS TREES, STUMPS, BRUSH AND LEAVES AND INCLUDING WOOD
CHIPS GENERATED FROM THESE MATERIALS.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a  law.  Effective  immediately,  the  addition,  amendment,
and/or  repeal  of any rule or regulation is authorized to be made on or
before such effective date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11353-01-5

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